The 48th Fighter Wing hosts nearly 7,000 active-duty personnel, British and U.S. civilians, and 11,000 family members across RAF Lakenheath and RAF Feltwell, England. As the largest U.S. fighter operation in Europe, the wing employs four combat ready fighter squadrons of F-15 Strike Eagles and F-35A Lightning II aircraft.

In June 1954, the wing received the moniker "Statue of Liberty Wing" during its service in Chaumont, France. The name became officical shortly after resuling in the Liberty Wing being the only wing in the Air Force both numbered and named. Read more about this history of the Liberty Wing here.